Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty, Daniele Venturelli/WireImageHarry Potterfans are seeing double Grindelwalds at the 2023Cannes Film Festival.On Tuesday,Mads Mikkelsenattended the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, whereJohnny Depp’s French-languagefilmJeanne Du Barryscreened. Mikkelsen walked the red carpet before Depp appeared. The Danish actor stars opposite Harrison Ford inIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which premieres at the festival.Mikkelsen, 57, notablyreplacedDepp, 59, as villain Gellert Grindelwald in Warner Bros.‘Potterspinoff franchiseFantastic Beastsin 2020 after Depplost a libel lawsuitin the U.K. he brought against newspaperThe Sun.The Danish actor went on to portray Grindelwald in the series’ 2022 filmFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.Depp is embarking on his first film role in three years withJeanne Du Barry, in which he plays King Louis XV opposite director Maïwenn.The actor’s comeback film arrives overseas one year after his controversial defamation trial with ex-wifeAmber Heardover a 2018 op-ed she wrote about coming forward with domestic abuse allegations.Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection (2)After Depp’s defamation trial with Heard, 37, last year, Mikkelsen suggested in an August interview that Deppcould conceivably return toFantastic Beastswhile noting that “the course has changed” for the actor.“Obviously, well, now the course has changed — he won the suit, the court [case] — so let’s see if he comes back. He might. I’m a big fan of Johnny,” he toldDeadlineat the time. “I think he’s an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job.““Having said that, I could not copy it. There’s there was no way I could just copy it, because it’s so much him,” the actor told the outlet of his own take on theHarry Potterprequel’s villain. “It would be creative suicide. So we had to come up with something else, something that was mine, and build a bridge between him and me.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Secrets of Dumbledoregenerated thelowest opening weekend box office for anyHarry Pottermovieto date upon its release in April 2022. A sequel has not been officially announced yet, though screenwriter and franchise creator J.K. Rowling has previously expressed that she intended on the movie franchise having five total installments.RELATED VIDEO: Johnny Depp ‘Excited’ for Comeback, Amber Heard Has ‘New Energy’ 1 Year After Trial Began: Sources (Exclusive)More recently, PEOPLE confirmed in April that Warner Bros. Discovery isin talks to produce a newHarry Pottertelevision seriesthat would cover Rowling’s original seven books, much like the Warner Bros. movies that starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.Mikkelsen previously intimated that henever spoke with Depp about playing Grindelwaldin the lead-up toThe Secrets of Dumbledore’s release.“I didn’t have a dog in that fight,” he toldThe Sunday Timesback in June 2021. “I don’t know what happened [in his private life] and I don’t know if it was fair, him losing the job, but I just knew that the show was going on. And I would’ve loved to have talked to him about it if I had the chance, but I just don’t know him in that sense.”
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty, Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Harry Potterfans are seeing double Grindelwalds at the 2023Cannes Film Festival.On Tuesday,Mads Mikkelsenattended the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, whereJohnny Depp’s French-languagefilmJeanne Du Barryscreened. Mikkelsen walked the red carpet before Depp appeared. The Danish actor stars opposite Harrison Ford inIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which premieres at the festival.Mikkelsen, 57, notablyreplacedDepp, 59, as villain Gellert Grindelwald in Warner Bros.‘Potterspinoff franchiseFantastic Beastsin 2020 after Depplost a libel lawsuitin the U.K. he brought against newspaperThe Sun.The Danish actor went on to portray Grindelwald in the series’ 2022 filmFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.Depp is embarking on his first film role in three years withJeanne Du Barry, in which he plays King Louis XV opposite director Maïwenn.The actor’s comeback film arrives overseas one year after his controversial defamation trial with ex-wifeAmber Heardover a 2018 op-ed she wrote about coming forward with domestic abuse allegations.Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection (2)After Depp’s defamation trial with Heard, 37, last year, Mikkelsen suggested in an August interview that Deppcould conceivably return toFantastic Beastswhile noting that “the course has changed” for the actor.“Obviously, well, now the course has changed — he won the suit, the court [case] — so let’s see if he comes back. He might. I’m a big fan of Johnny,” he toldDeadlineat the time. “I think he’s an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job.““Having said that, I could not copy it. There’s there was no way I could just copy it, because it’s so much him,” the actor told the outlet of his own take on theHarry Potterprequel’s villain. “It would be creative suicide. So we had to come up with something else, something that was mine, and build a bridge between him and me.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Secrets of Dumbledoregenerated thelowest opening weekend box office for anyHarry Pottermovieto date upon its release in April 2022. A sequel has not been officially announced yet, though screenwriter and franchise creator J.K. Rowling has previously expressed that she intended on the movie franchise having five total installments.RELATED VIDEO: Johnny Depp ‘Excited’ for Comeback, Amber Heard Has ‘New Energy’ 1 Year After Trial Began: Sources (Exclusive)More recently, PEOPLE confirmed in April that Warner Bros. Discovery isin talks to produce a newHarry Pottertelevision seriesthat would cover Rowling’s original seven books, much like the Warner Bros. movies that starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.Mikkelsen previously intimated that henever spoke with Depp about playing Grindelwaldin the lead-up toThe Secrets of Dumbledore’s release.“I didn’t have a dog in that fight,” he toldThe Sunday Timesback in June 2021. “I don’t know what happened [in his private life] and I don’t know if it was fair, him losing the job, but I just knew that the show was going on. And I would’ve loved to have talked to him about it if I had the chance, but I just don’t know him in that sense.”
Harry Potterfans are seeing double Grindelwalds at the 2023Cannes Film Festival.
On Tuesday,Mads Mikkelsenattended the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, whereJohnny Depp’s French-languagefilmJeanne Du Barryscreened. Mikkelsen walked the red carpet before Depp appeared. The Danish actor stars opposite Harrison Ford inIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which premieres at the festival.
Mikkelsen, 57, notablyreplacedDepp, 59, as villain Gellert Grindelwald in Warner Bros.‘Potterspinoff franchiseFantastic Beastsin 2020 after Depplost a libel lawsuitin the U.K. he brought against newspaperThe Sun.
The Danish actor went on to portray Grindelwald in the series’ 2022 filmFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Depp is embarking on his first film role in three years withJeanne Du Barry, in which he plays King Louis XV opposite director Maïwenn.
The actor’s comeback film arrives overseas one year after his controversial defamation trial with ex-wifeAmber Heardover a 2018 op-ed she wrote about coming forward with domestic abuse allegations.
Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection (2)
After Depp’s defamation trial with Heard, 37, last year, Mikkelsen suggested in an August interview that Deppcould conceivably return toFantastic Beastswhile noting that “the course has changed” for the actor.
“Obviously, well, now the course has changed — he won the suit, the court [case] — so let’s see if he comes back. He might. I’m a big fan of Johnny,” he toldDeadlineat the time. “I think he’s an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job.”
“Having said that, I could not copy it. There’s there was no way I could just copy it, because it’s so much him,” the actor told the outlet of his own take on theHarry Potterprequel’s villain. “It would be creative suicide. So we had to come up with something else, something that was mine, and build a bridge between him and me.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The Secrets of Dumbledoregenerated thelowest opening weekend box office for anyHarry Pottermovieto date upon its release in April 2022. A sequel has not been officially announced yet, though screenwriter and franchise creator J.K. Rowling has previously expressed that she intended on the movie franchise having five total installments.
RELATED VIDEO: Johnny Depp ‘Excited’ for Comeback, Amber Heard Has ‘New Energy’ 1 Year After Trial Began: Sources (Exclusive)
More recently, PEOPLE confirmed in April that Warner Bros. Discovery isin talks to produce a newHarry Pottertelevision seriesthat would cover Rowling’s original seven books, much like the Warner Bros. movies that starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
Mikkelsen previously intimated that henever spoke with Depp about playing Grindelwaldin the lead-up toThe Secrets of Dumbledore’s release.
“I didn’t have a dog in that fight,” he toldThe Sunday Timesback in June 2021. “I don’t know what happened [in his private life] and I don’t know if it was fair, him losing the job, but I just knew that the show was going on. And I would’ve loved to have talked to him about it if I had the chance, but I just don’t know him in that sense.”
source: people.com
